Springfield High School (Springfield, Ohio)

Springfield High School
Every Student. Every Opportunity. Every Day.
Address
701 East Home Road Springfield, Ohio, 45503 United States
Coordinates	39°56′54″N 83°47′49″W / 39.94833°N 83.79694°W / 39.94833; -83.79694Coordinates: 39°56′54″N 83°47′49″W / 39.94833°N 83.79694°W / 39.94833; -83.79694
Information
Type	Public
School district	Springfield City School District
Superintendent	David Estrop
CEEB Code	364794
Campus Director	Jonathan Kuehnle
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1903 (Fall 2012)
Color(s)	Gold, White and Blue
Athletics conference	Greater Western Ohio Conference
Nickname	Wildcats
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Average SAT scores	1748 (2013)
Average ACT scores	20.3 (2013)
Website	School website
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Springfield High School (SHS) is an urban comprehensive high school in Springfield, Ohio located in southwest Ohio, 45 miles west of Columbus, Ohio and 25 miles northeast of Dayton. SHS is administratively divided into five academies, but all classes are available to all students.

History

The school was originally founded in 1911, then split into two high schools (North and South) in the Fall, 1960.^[4] South High kept the original Springfield High School building, located at 700 South Limestone Street near the city's downtown, which was modeled after the Library of Congress and renowned for its large white dome. South also kept Springfield High's nickname, "Wildcats," and school colors of navy and gold. North High, was nicknamed "Panthers" and used red, blue, and white as its school colors. The two high schools shared Evans Stadium, which was used by Springfield High, until North High built its own stadium on the campus of its school. In 2008, North and South merged back into "Springfield High School." A new high school building and campus was built at the location of the old North High. The new Springfield High took the "Wildcats" nickname, adopted blue, gold and white as its colors and continues to use Evans Stadium for football. It also uses the on-campus stadium North High built for other sporting events. The school district uses the old Springfield High/South High building for administrative purposes, but is no longer allowed to be used for teaching or classroom purposes per state guidelines.

In the second year of Springfield High School's opening, a decision was made to change the names of the four small schools. Starting the 2010–2011 school year, instead of having the four small schools Problem Based Learning, Humanities, Leadership and Global Perspectives, the fall of 2010 marked those four small school's transformation into five separate academies. These academies are meant to allow each student to join with students and staff with similar interests and needs. The five academies are called Preparatory Academy, Exploratory Academy, STEM Academy, International Arts & Communications Academy and Health & Human Services Academy.^[5]

Clubs and activities

The school offers clubs and activities, including:

§ = Includes after-school activities, but usually one must take the class designed for the particular subject. ‡ = May require audition, induction, or application.

Athletics

Springfield High School Sports Teams

Ohio High School Athletic Association state championships

• Boys' Cross country – 1938, 1940^[6]
• Boys' Track and Field – 1957, 1958^[6]
• Boys' Basketball – 1925, 1950
• Girls Basketball – 1977*^[7]

• Title won by Springfield North.

Baseball, State Runners-Up, 1942; Girls Track, State Runner-Up as Springfield South, 1989, 1997; as Springfield North, 1995; Football, State Runners-Up – 1958; Girls' softball, state-semifinalist as Springfield South, 1995;

AP Poll Championships in Boys' Basketball (Class AAA, as Springfield South, 1984); Girls' Softball (Division I, as Springfield South, 1997)

Springfield High School Men's Tennis team, under the leadership of Coach Deanna Brougher, earned 1st place in the GWOC Silver Flight Tournament in the Spring of 2009.

Notable alumni

• Edythe Kirchmaier, Supercentarian

References

External links

• District Website
• School Website